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Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.

- Ken Blanchard

 

Pictured above are emergency workers during hurricane Sandy.

 

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Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

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If every action you made had loving intentions, if every move we made was born of love, the world would be healed, the world would be whole.

~ Brycen R. R. Couture

 

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Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold; but so does a hard-boiled egg.

~ Unknown

 

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You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.

~ James G. Bilkey

 

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Patriotism... is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

~ Adlai Stevenson

 

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The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center.  So does a person.

~ Norman Vincent Peale

 

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When guilt rears its ugly head confront it, discuss it and let it go.  The past is over.  Forgive yourself and move on.

~ Bernie S. Siegel

 

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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

~ Henry Ward Beecher

 

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A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.

~ William G. T. Shedd

 

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I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.

~ John Muir

 

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How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

~ Anne Frank

 

Pictured above are hurricane cleanup volunteers as we continue to hold those effected by hurricane Sandy in our thoughts and prayers.

 

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When we stop talking and start listening, when we stop taking and start giving, when we do what we should instead of do what we want, the lessons will come in abundance.

~ David Kantor

 

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Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.

~ Winston Churchill

 

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You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

 

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It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

- Madeleine Albright

 

Spiritual Care Services hopes you have found meaning in the quotes of Spiritual Care Week 2012 with the theme of “Giving Voice”.  Please know that we are always available to you!

 

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For myself, for a long time... maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn't worth hearing, and I think everyone's voice is worth hearing. So if you've got something to say, say it from the rooftops.

- Tom Hiddleston

 

There will be a service of song, prayer, and readings today as we celebrate the theme of "Giving Voice" for this year's Spiritual Care Week.  You are invited to this celebration of spiritual gifts in action on Friday, October 26, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 pm in the Pritzker Auditorium, on the 3rd floor of Feinberg Pavilion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

 

And whether or not you can stop by this event, please know we are always available to you 24/7!  Page us at 73288.

 

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It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom.

- William Howell

 

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Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

- Maya Angelou

 

As we continue Spiritual Care Week, please know that we are always available to you!  We can always be reached by paging 73288.

 

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Words are the voice of the heart.

- Confucius

 

We are continuing in Spiritual Care Week.